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Bio-nanotechnology will help India's food security

Advances in the area of bio-nanotechnology would go a long way in helping India's food security, Minister for Food and Agriculture Sharad Pawar said here Wednesday.

September 19, 2007 Read more

CRN nanotechnology conference presentations online

In case you missed last week's Center for Responsible Nanotechnology conference, most of the presentations are now available.

September 18, 2007 Read more

Nanotechnology to reduce large-scale emissions

Researchers aim to develop a carbon nanotube membrane for gas separation that will work like a sieve to separate high volumes of methane or carbon dioxide from other gases.

September 18, 2007 Read more

Researchers genetically engineer microorganisms into tiny factories

Microorganisms may soon be efficiently and inexpensively producing novel pharmaceutical compounds, such as flavonoids, that fight aging, cancer or obesity, as well as high-value chemicals.

September 18, 2007 Read more

Engineers develop micro device and nano-engineered materials to treat cancer and HIV

Using nanotechnology, engineering researchers have developed a small but powerful device capable of enhancing the delivery of drugs to treat life-threatening illnesses.

September 18, 2007 Read more

NIH awards $31M to translational partnership

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded more than $31 million over five years to a partnership of Atlanta academic, research and healthcare institutions focused on accelerating the translation of laboratory discoveries into healthcare innovations for patients.

September 18, 2007 Read more

Nano Cafe on nanotechnology and the environment

Could nanotechnology help protect the world's environment or may it be another thorn on our ailing rose? Join the fall Nano Cafe on Oct. 23 to explore Nanotechnology and the Environment.

September 18, 2007 Read more

Nanotechnology work may soon lead to better laptop, cell phone displays

Advance in creating inexpensive polarized light may lead to better displays on laptop computers, cell phones and other devices.

September 18, 2007 Read more

Quiet end to technology agency lamented

A provision in the competitiveness legislation that President Bush signed in August deletes the Commerce Department agency charged with bringing U.S. innovation from laboratories to the marketplace.

September 17, 2007 Read more

Scientists unlock secrets of protein folding

A team from the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory has taken a significant step toward unraveling the mystery of how proteins fold into unique, three-dimensional shapes.

September 17, 2007 Read more

Nanotechnology could make solar energy as easy and cheap as growing grass

Podcast explores how nanotechnology can help capture and store the sun's energy.

September 17, 2007 Read more

Scientists reveal DNA-enzyme interaction with first ever real time footage

For the first time scientists have been able to film, in real-time, the nanoscale interaction of an enzyme and a DNA strand from an attacking virus.

September 17, 2007 Read more

New nanoparticle vaccine is more effective but less expensive

Good news for public health: Bioengineering researchers from the EPFL in Switzerland, have developed and patented a nanoparticle that can deliver vaccines more effectively, with fewer side effects, and at a fraction of the cost of current vaccine technologies.

September 17, 2007 Read more

Engineers design computer memory in nanoscale form that retrieves data 1,000 times faster

Scientists have have developed nanowires capable of storing computer data for 100,000 years and retrieving that data a thousand times faster than existing portable memory devices such as Flash memory and micro-drives, all using less power and space than current memory technologies.

September 17, 2007 Read more

Bone-growing nanomaterial could improve orthopaedic implants

For orthopaedic implants to be successful, bone must meld to the metal that these artificial hips, knees and shoulders are made of. A team of engineers has discovered a new material that could significantly increase this success rate.

September 17, 2007 Read more

Cornell gets $2.9M for training grad students in nanoscience

A new $2.9 million graduate student training program at Cornell, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), will help bridge the problematic gap among various scientific disciplines, in an effort to solve common problems a range of scientists face.

September 17, 2007 Read more